Best Ever Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookies

You know when I find a recipe that calls itself the best ever I have to try it and see if it is true.  Best ever... I'm not sure about that but they are very good. Butterscotch and chocolate are a classic combination. They are packed full of chips and very good when they are warm from the oven. 

I know you can smell them.
 

These cookies start with a basic cookie dough. 

Start with 1/4 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup sugar.

1 stick softened butter.  Mix the butter and sugars until light and fluffy. 

Add 1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla. This is vanilla paste.  Mix well.

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time and mix well. 

Add up to 1 cup butterscotch chips and 1 cup semisweet chips.  The butterscotch chips are pretty sweet so you may want to add less.  It's a lot of chips so mix well. 

I put the dough in the fridge for a few minutes to just firm up some before scooping. 

Scoop dough onto a parchment lined cookie sheet.  I made small cookies but you can make them larger.  Place in a preheated 350 oven.  Depending on size of the cookies bake 6-10 minutes.  Let them cool for about 5 minutes if you can wait that long. 

Enjoy at least one fresh and warm from the oven. 

Best Ever Butterscotch Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe

1 stick softened butter

1/4 cup brown sugar

1/2 cup sugar

1 egg

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 cups all purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 cup butterscotch chips

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Bake 6-10 minutes depending on cookie size. 

Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Latte Cookies

Last year I made a cookie with espresso powder and still had some, so when I found this recipe that used espresso powder I thought I would give it a try.  A lot of my cookies are geared for kids, these are not for kids.  They have that little extra boost in them from the espresso powder. 

These were really good warm from the oven. 
 

Two things I changed from the original recipe the first was brown sugar instead of coconut sugar and the other was regular walnuts instead of sprouted walnuts.  You could use pecans if that is what you have. 

Start with 1 cup brown sugar

Add that to 3/4 cup  softened butter.  Mix until light and fluffy. 

Add 2 teaspoons vanilla and 1 egg.  I use a vanilla paste that has the real vanilla beans caviar inside. 

1/2 teaspoon bakin soda

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt.  Mix all this well.

Add 1 1/4 cup all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time. 

Add 1/2 cup rolled oats.

1/2 Tablespoon instant espresso powder

1/3 cup chopped walnuts Mix well. 

5 oz semisweet chocolate chips. Mix well. 

Scoop the dough out on a parchment lined baking sheet.  Place in a preheated 350 oven.  I made really small cookies so I baked them starting at 6 minutes.  The original recipe calls for 2 Tablespoon size cookies and they cook for 9-10 minutes.  My smaller ones cook much faster.  Always start low you can always continue baking.  You can't undo burnt cookies. 

Enjoy while warm.  Have them with a cup of coffee for an extra burst of caffine. 

Salted Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Latte Cookie Recipe

3/4 cup softened butter

1 1/4 cup all purpose flour

1/2 cup rolled oats

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

1/4 teaspoon kosher salt

1 cup brown sugar

2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste

1/2 Tablespoon instant espresso powder

1 egg

1/3 cup chopped walnuts or pecans

5 oz semisweet chocolate chips

Preheat oven to 350.  Bake for 6-10 minutes depending on size of cookies. 

4 Million Dollar Chicken Rice-A-Roni Casserole

I'm not sure why this recipe is named 4 Million Dollar Casserole but it sure taste like a million bucks.  This is a quick and easy recipe that will allow you to put dinner on the table pretty quick.  You could even make it ahead of time and bake it when you get home.  There are some things you can do to make it even easier.

You can make this with or without peas. 
 

I cooked my own chicken breast but you can use a rotisserie chicken if you like.  I find and this is just me that I can cook and cut up chicken breast faster than I can clean off a rotisserie chicken.

The one thing that takes the longest amount of time is cooking the box of Rice A Roni.  Cook it per the box directions. 

Add 1 cup sour cream to the rice. 

Then add one can cream of chicken and a can of cream of mushroom soup

The recipe gave some suggestions of additions to the recipe and peas was one of them.  You could use frozen peas and carrots mixed and I might do that next time.  I always keep peas in my freezer.  I love these frozen bright green peas.  

Cut up your chicken. You need 1 pound of chopped chicken. 

Now you are going to shred 1 cup cheddar cheese and 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese.  You could probably use the green can Parmesan cheese but it won't be the same as fresh grated.

Melt one stick of butter

Add the melted butter to the mixture.  Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder to taste. 

Place in a sprayed 9x13 baking dish.  Place in a preheated 350 oven and bake for 30-35 minutes until it is nice and bubbly and golden brown. 

Fresh from the oven.  It might could have stayed in the oven a couple more minutes and gotten a little browner on top.  Some french fried onions might add a nice crunch on top too.  It also was good left over and reheated. 

Enjoy.  I hope you will try it soon.

4 Million Dollar Chicken Rice-A-Roni Casserole Recipe

 

1 lb cooked and shredded chicken breast

1 box chicken flavored Rice a Roni

1 can cream of chicken soup

1 can cream of mushroom soup

1 cup sour cream

1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese

1 stick melted butter

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

salt and pepper

Preheat oven to 350. Bake 30-35 minutes. 

Rocky Road Cookies

 This is another new cookie for 2025.  It has all the flavors of rocky road ice cream.  I will admit I was concerned about freezing the marshmallows but they did fine.  There's a lot of ingredients but they are worth it. 

These are so good warm and fresh from the oven. 

Sometimes you have to look for the mini marshmallows. 

Start with 2 sticks softened butter

Add 3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar.  Mix that well.  It should be a light yellow color. 

2 large eggs

Now the recipe calls for 1 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup.  I did not have any corn syrup and did not want to buy some for such a small amount.  So I headed to Google to find out what can be substituted; honey, maple syrup, agave nectar, and golden syrup call all be substituted.  Also you can make your own 1 cup sugar and 1/4 cup warm water.  So I had honey and I used that.

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt.  Mix all these things together.

1/2 cup special dark cocoa powder.  If you don't have that use the cocoa you have.  Mix well. 

2 1/3 cups all purpose flour.  Add a little at a time, mix between adding. 

Add 12 oz chocolate chunks.  This can be chips, mini chips, chunks whatever you like or have. 

1 cup ChocoMaker mini marshmallows. I don't suggest using the big ones.

This is what the marshmallows come in.  I found these at Walmart.

1 cup chopped walnuts.  You can use pecans if that is what you have. 

Shop them fine. 

Add all these goodies and mix well. 

It will be a stiff dough. I put it in the fridge for a little while before scooping.  It makes scooping a little bit easier. 

I used my new small scoop so the mini chips work better.  Scoop on a parchment lined cookie sheet.  Preheat oven to 375.  Bake for 6-8 minutes.  These are small cookies so I started with 6 and watched them.  You don't want them to over bake.  

Enjoy them while they are hot.  You will thank me for that.  There's a whole lot of goodness in these little bites.

Rocky Road Cookies Recipe

2 sticks soften butter

3/4 cup brown sugar

3/4 cup sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla

1 1/2 teaspoon corn syrup or one of the substitutes listed above

2 large eggs

2 1/3 cup all purpose flour

1/3 cup special dark cocoa powder

1 teaspoon baking soda

1/2 teaspoon salt

12 oz chocolate chunks

1 cup walnuts

1 cup ChocoMaker mini marshmallows 

 Preheat oven to 375 bake 6-8 minutes depending on size of the cookies.